Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills

Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills is a private for-profit, less-than-two-year institution located in Vernon Hills, Illinois, in a large suburban setting. The school enrolls 85 students (IPEDS 2023) and holds a quality score of 50.67 out of 100. Its completion rate is 60% (IPEDS 2023), with a retention rate of 77% (IPEDS 2023).

The school offers two certificate-level programs: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. These programs prepare students for licensure as practicing cosmetologists or as instructors in cosmetology-related disciplines.

Vernon Hills is located in Lake County in the northern Chicago suburbs. Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills is part of the Empire Education Group network and provides cosmetology and instructor training to students in the northern Illinois market.